The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-27
CLOSELY GUARDED.
THE EMINENT GREAT pooD1En

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Subjected to Closer Surveillance Owing I,
n Reported Conspiracy to Set Him
Free...The Indications Point Strong.
| ly to shnrp's Conviction.
New York, June 25-A correspondent
telegraphs as follows: 1.-THE trial Of Jacol
Sharp 10 practically at an end. The proc
ecntion has not iiniahed its presentation O.
testimony. 1t will probably gather up oil
the ragged ends before Monday noon
Then the defense will start in and on.
deavor to demonstrate that Mr.. Sharp Is a
northumberland and q much.mal.
igned individual. In none Of the Doodle
trlala that have heretofore taken place
has thero been anything like the pos.
tive evidence that has been brought
forward against Sharp. There does not
seem to be any opening large enough for
him to crawl through. It would appear
as though the only hope left TO him was a
Tweed-like eacape from Ludlow street iail,
or that Doms improper influence has been
brought to bear upon one OF the jurymen,
Tho tirst contingency haa been carefully
looked after, and as to the second the cali.
per Of the men composing the jury would
Leave little hope In that direction, while
the caro- with which they arc guarded
shuts ont any approach to them even
though any one Of them was approach-
able.
The prosecution has done aome won.
derful work. II started off by showing
the extraordinary intereat that Sharp had
10 tho scheme OF Broadway railroad, be.
ginning more than thirty years ago and
continuing ever since. He devoted to It
his time and money. No doubt was left
that he WAS the father of the famous
Broadway railroad bill Of 1888. He was
also the father Of the act OF 1884. Under
this latter act he organized a dummy con.
cern, known as the Broadway Surface
Railroad Company. He held all the
stock and all the bonds OF the company
under a contract to build the road, and
while the cost OF the road was only
about $3.50 900, he and his asao.
ciates Issued 2,500.0O Of securities. The
broadway x Seventh Avenue Railroad
Company, of which Sharp waua director.
guaranteed 1925 Of the bonds OF ths Broad.
way road aud then they set about to OBJ.
tain the exclusive right to the Broadw wsy
franchise. The cases Of bribery have been
clearly proven. The large bribe paid TO
the aldermen have been traced, During
all the time that the money for bribinp
the Board OF 1854 was being raised Share
WAS in communication with the alder
man. Sharp undoubtedly put his foot in
1t when he sent the boy Dowling with the
copy Of the call for the board msetino tn
Jim" Richmond with instructions to
hand it to Maloney. He also blundered
when ho followed Alderman Pearson
about, urging him to meet Maloney and
to Sign the call for the famous meetinp.
This undoubtedly connects Sharp with
tho rascality.
THE CLOSER WATCH ON suARp,
To-day's proceedings were intensely in.
teresting. Scarcely had the court opened
when Assistant District Attorney Nicoll
held a long conversation with Judge Bar.
rett and later in ths morning Sheriff
Grant had long talk with the Judge.
No special Significance, however, was at
tached to these conversations until after
the jury bad left the court room. when
Mr.. Nicoll and the sheriff again had q
conference with the Judge, in which Stick
ney and Nilsson, Of counsel for Sharp.
participated. Mr.. Nicoll looked yefy
serious, while Mr.. stickney was greatly
agitated. At the conclusion Judge Bar
rett was heard to say: swell. Mr.
Sheriff, | cannot modify my ordera." Tia
sheriff then stepped down and the law
yers retired. Judge Barrett was imme-
diatsly surrounded by the newspaper
men, who wanted to know what the CON
sultation was about. He said in reply:
"Mr. Nicoll informed me that he fss in.
formation which leads him to believe
there is q possibility Of tho defendant ca.
Gaping the jurisdiction OF the court: that
there was danger Of that result while he
was being brought to and from Ludlow
Street Jail in his own carriage; that there
was danger OF his being allowed to visit
his own home and also danger in his wife
aud daughter being allowed TO remain
IN Jail with him at night, all OF which has
been mercifully permitted to the de-.
fendant on account OF his health. and
that he might, as far IS possible,
have the convenience OF his home
while detained in Jail. Mr.. N;coll told
me that the sources OF his information
we're OF such private character that he
could not make them known even to the
court ! have accordingly, to prevent the
possibility OF any attempt at escape being
carried into effect, directed the Sheriff not
to permit the defendant to visit his own
home, but to keep him confined in the
Ludlow Street Jail and not to permit any
member OF his family to remain with him
during the night. I have also directed
the Sheriff not to permit the defendant to
be driven to and from the court in his
own carriage, but in q conveyance Of the
Sherif's."
sT1cKNEY's PART IN THE scHEME.
To spoak plainly, Mr.. stickney had
urged during tho morning consultation
the necessity OF Mr. Sharp passing the
night at his own home in order that ho
might take sulphur baths for diaease
from which he is suffering. sticknsy said
that Mr.. Sharp is a very sick man aud
needed the attention Of his family very
much. The baths could not be taken anv.
whore else, and they were positively nee.
easary. Then Mr.. Nicoll told his story Of
the proposed attempt to escape and
Mr.. shcknoy lashcd himself into
fury: He told Mr.. Nicoll that he
would be responsible for Sharp's death;
that he was unnecessarily cruel and that
his actions were anything but gentleman.
ly. When the Judges decision was an.
nounced to Sharp he trembled visibly and
q ghastly pallor oysrspread his counte-
nanee. He looked indeed sic!, man,
His own carriage, which was waiting in
Chambers street to convey him to his
home, WAS dismissed and the sherifr's con.
veyanCe rolled up to the door at o'clock
and the Sheriff and Mr.. Sharp entered the
coach and were driven to the Ludlow
Street Jail. .. rs ,a,7''